{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-16640","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 16640","heading":"","body":"(a) As used in this part, “handgun” means any pistol, revolver, or firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.\n(b) Nothing shall prevent a device defined as a “handgun” from also being found to be a short-barreled rifle or a short-barreled shotgun.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","TITLE 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [16000. - 17360.]","DIVISION 2. DEFINITIONS [16100. - 17360.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"695e44eba47f8ec71e856f41a623e5a11dc75ec8d5b7e59329003a80bce2d105","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-16630","next":"us-ca/pen-16650"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}